Ahead of German federal elections in September 1998 it became obvious that tax reform would remain on the political agenda. In this context broadening of the tax base plays a crucial role. In any case, the reduction of subsidies is an economic policy topic of persistent concern. The Federal...

The aim of this paper is to apply recently proposed individual welfare measures in the context of random utility models of labour supply. Contrary to the standard practice of using reference preferences and wages, these measures preserve preference heterogeneity in the normative step of the...

Das Altersarmutsrisiko wird bei normaler Beschäftigungsentwicklung und Zinsentwicklung in den kommenden zwanzig Jahren weiter ansteigen und dann ca. ein Fünftel aller Personen im Alter von 67 Jahren betreffen. Auch der Anteil von 67-Jährigen, die Anspruch auf die Grundsicherung im Alter haben...